This blog follows on from previous posts about the North Riding Quarter Sessions. It explores further stories of those who were penalised for committing offences. Some of these offences are no longer viewed as crimes today.… Read More North Riding Quarter Sessions’ scandals
This blog brings together the results of several years’ research into the North Riding Quarter Sessions records at North Yorkshire Archives. It traces the lives of some of the younger faces that appear in the late-19th-century Police charge book of early mugshots [QP]. Sophia Constable, the youngest female recorded as an inmate at the old Northallerton Prison, is one of these faces.… Read More Juvenile offenders in the North Riding Quarter Sessions
The Record Office holds an extensive collection of parish registers, deposited by churches across North Yorkshire. This post features a number of examples from the 16th century onwards, looking in particular at the rules of the parish registers.… Read More Rules of the parish registers
This blog coincides with our latest exhibition, showcasing a selection of records from our archive collections relating to the drinking of alcohol and the rise of the temperance movement.… Read More Temperance versus the demon drink
To celebrate the festive season, this blog showcases a selection of Christmas-related records within Record Office collections, which date as far back as 1572.… Read More Christmas in the archive
This post by Jo Faulkner explores the creation of the war memorial at Masham and its funding by public subscription.… Read More The creation of North Yorkshire’s war memorials: Masham
A post by Jo Faulkner exploring the war memorial at Sutton in Craven, and how funding was raised for the addition of a bronze plate to honour the fallen from the Second World War through a community collection.… Read More The creation of North Yorkshire war memorials: Sutton in Craven
This blog coincides with our latest exhibition showcasing a selection of Quaker records, to mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of George Fox (1624-1691). Read about the wide-ranging records we hold for Guisborough and Richmond Monthly Meetings, spanning over 350 years, back to the 17th century.… Read More Quaker Records Unveiled: Exploring hidden stories of resilience and faith in North Yorkshire
Yorkshire gentlewoman, Alice Thornton, née Wandesford (1626-1707), lived in North Yorkshire for much of her life. This collaborative blog with the ‘Alice Thornton’s Books’ project traces her life from baptism to burial through a series of 17th- and 18th-century documents held in Record Office collections.… Read More The life and times of Alice Thornton: an archive exploration
Descriptions of the weather can be found in a wide variety of records held in the Record Office collections. In this blog, you can see examples from the past 350 years, ranging from impromptu remarks made in early diaries, travel journals and parish registers, through to the methodical, late-19th-century daily observations of lighthouse keepers and a 1920s sunshine recorder.… Read More Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not…
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